Lynn Trimble explores the connection between the "Speak Peace" exhibit and the Young Writers Program at ASU.

While exploring an exhibit of artwork by children and teens in Vietnam, Lynn Trimble and her son Christopher enjoy chatting with a local artist and author who offers pearls on fostering creativity and confidence in youth.

Lynn Trimble shares three winning works from a recent art contest held in conjunction with a Gilbert Constitution Fair, and looks ahead to activities meant to mark Arizona's centennial.

As a country music performer is getting bad press for comments made about President Obama, Lynn Trimble shares news of others in the world of country music who are out there helping children and families living with developmental disabilities.

In the tale of Cinderella, a girl learns that she's perfectly beautiful despite what others have long told her. It's a fitting story for bringing together dancers described as "typical" and dancers who live with cerebral palsy, and it's being performed this weekend at the Herberger Theater Center.

Carrie Curran of Scottsdale opened Carrie Curran Art Studios in December after working with children and art for 17 years. She started with a...

Lynn Trimble shares photos of an afternoon spent at the Herberger Theater Center, home of an annual festival of the arts featuring music, dance, theater, visual art, film and more.

Lynn Trimble shares news of festivals featuring everything from music, dance and theater to author readings and films -- plus lots of fun activities for children and families.

After her most recent trip to a big box bookseller, Lynn Trimble gets a bad case of the bookstore blues. But she's got happy news too -- of a Tucson event dedicated to promoting literacy and creative expression.

Though modern day mysteries seem centered on who might run for office or why celebrities suffer death too soon, Lynn Trimble has more classic mysteries on the brain -- including two theater productions on Valley stages. One is a local production of the world's longest play, the other a world premiere of a new work.

ASU is inviting nominations for its MLK Servant-Leadership Award just as a new play about the final night of King's life is readying to open on Broadway. Lynn Trimble shares details on both, plus the national MLK memorial being dedicated just a few days later in Washington, D.C.

Valley mother and playwright Kim Porter will star in the Space 55 production of "Munched," a play she wrote about an imagined reunion between an adult daughter and a mother whose lives are forever changed by Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Lynn Trimble recently spoke with Porter about how the play came to be, and what parents who see it can expect.

Lynn Trimble reviews the touring production of a 2009 revival of "West Side Story," a show that first opened on Broadway in 1957, and finds parallels between teen life today and teen life fifty years ago.

Lynn Trimble chats with a cast member performing in the touring production of "West Side Story" that opens the 2011-12 Broadway in Your Backyward series at ASU Gammage about why the show has such timeless appeal.

When the Phoenix Art Museum's quarterly publication lands in Lynn Trimble's mailbox, she's delighted to discover events featuring shoes, Shakespeare and soldiers. Check out her fun finds for kids, teens and adults.

Gilbert father Randy Messersmith, head of the theatre arts program at Scottsdale Community College, talks with Lynn Trimble about his unique take on "A Midsummer Night's Dream" -- which was inspired by this year's devastating earthquake in Japan and is heavily influenced by tales of the "Arabian Nights."